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around anyone else. She was happy staying in the rooms.
Besides, she did get out… frequently. She waited until after Sara
was asleep before she slipped outside into the gardens.
    She had learned how to avoid the dragon-men
who guarded the area. She became one with the shadows. She moved
safely under the cover of darkness with nothing but the stars to
light her way. She loved slipping down to the edge of the garden
where a low wall ran along the cliffs leading down to the ocean far
below. The stars caused the water to sparkled like diamonds on a
clear night and she could almost imagine dancing among them.
    The flowers that Sara loved so much opened
at night and glowed with hundreds of different colors. If she
touched them, they would close up. They reminded her of herself,
opening when they thought they were alone and safe and closing when
others came close. She would sometimes sit among them and gently
touch them just so she could watch them open again. A part of her
hoped that she would one day be able to have the courage to open up
again.
    Most of all, she loved the solitude and
silence of the darkness. She pulled it to her like a cloak, hugging
it tightly around her. She could look out on the world and no one
could look back.
    “Sara,” Abby started to say as she rose and
scooped up Zohar who had crawled off to hide under the low table.
“Do you think…?”
    Sara glanced at Abby. “It will be good for
her. She needs to get out more,” she responded quietly.
    Abby looked at Emma’s calm, blank features.
She nodded in silent understanding. “I’ll send the seamstress to
you. She will make a special outfit for you both. We have several
guests from other worlds. It… it might be safer if you both
remained inside for the next several days. Zoran has asked me to
tell you that you won’t be allowed outside until a certain
situation has been resolved.”
    Sara frowned in concern at Abby. “Are we in
danger?” She asked tersely.
    Abby sighed and looked at Emma who remained
unchanged. “No, not directly but the men are very protective.”
    Abby’s voice dropped as she fought with
whether to tell the two women what was happening. With a sigh, she
realized they deserved to know. Abby quickly explained the
situation with Raffvin and what had happened to date. She went on
to explain that a plan had been set into motion that would
eliminate the threat to all of them once and for all.
    “Jaguin and Gunner will be remaining close
to protect you both,” Abby continued. “I have to go get Zohar down
for a nap,” she said before she grimaced as he began fussing and
pulling at her top. “And feed him.”
    Sara nodded and walked with her to the door.
She brushed her fingers down Zohar’s cheek as he whimpered. Her
eyes softened for a moment before she turned and opened the
door.
    “I know where the dining room is,” Sara
said. “I don’t think it would be a good idea for any of the men to
come here. Emma becomes more withdrawn when anyone else comes near
her.”
    Abby glanced over to where Emma was sitting
and staring out the window. “I don’t think that is possible,” she
murmured softly. “I’m worried about her. It is like she is fading
away a little more each day. Should I send the healer to see her
again?”
    “No,” Sara said heavily. “The last time he
came she locked herself in the bathroom. It took me two and a half
days to get her to open the door. This hasn’t been easy… for either
one of us but especially her. She was held longer and that man…,”
her voice broke as she remembered what she had been subjected
to.
    “What about Audrey?” Abby said, looking at
Sara. “She is human. She is an OB-Gyn.”
    Sara looked over her shoulder at Emma and
nodded. “That might be a good idea. Maybe she can come see her
tomorrow. The only time I really see Emma react is when Cara comes
to visit with the twins. She actually smiled the last time she
came.”
    “How could anyone not smile when those two
are